Top 5s: from the strange to the seductive

Five is the charm for Spectator arts editors.

By Christine Jordan, Helen Werbe, Hannah Yudkin, Devin Briski, Yin Yin Lu, Ruthie Fierberg, Peter Labuza, Julia Halperin, and Joe Daly | Dec 13 06:54 pm ET

Planning to read for Lit Hum? Everything you need to know to find your own study santuary

As one of the world’s premier research institutions, Columbia is equipped with a legion of libraries that contain all the print and digital resources that students could possibly need. And Columbia’s libraries are not only places to borrow books, but also spots to nestle up with coursework and a laptop. Take the time to familiarize yourself with them now because by exam season, at least one will have become your second home.

Butler Library

By Yin Yin Lu | Aug 31 11:19 pm ET

A&E's Guide to Inauguration

Any inauguration is a historic event, but today’s seems to have people inspired to dance, sing, and party in unprecedented numbers and with unprecedented enthusiasm. A&E has put together a guide to the cultural side of the inauguration, offering a peek into festivities in the nation’s capital as well as options for Columbia students to celebrate the event all over the city. Froma Yale professor's poetry to Oren Bloomstein’s coffee, Obama’s induction into office has inspired a wide variety of creativity both in Washington, D.C. and just down the street.

By Yin Yin Lu, Valeriya Safronova, Ruthie Fierberg, Rebecca Pattiz, Peter Labuza, Hannah Yudkin, Christine Jordan, and Catherine Rice | Jan 20 12:08 am ET

Walking in an Urban Wonderland

As I meandered up and down 14th Street last Saturday afternoon, I wondered if I was in the right place.

By Yin Yin Lu | Oct 17 12:03 am ET

Writing Between the Lines as a Columbia Student and Teacher

It is not enough to say that Lytton Jackson Smith is passionately in love with language—words are his heart, his soul, and his life.

By Yin Yin Lu | Oct 3 02:14 am ET

A Golden Opportunity to See Top Quality Silverware Celebrated as Art

Paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, illustrated books—these are all forms of art that are typically on display in an exhibition. But silverware?

By Yin Yin Lu | Sep 21 10:08 pm ET